Policies

1. Peer review policy

1.1. Peer review by IntelliMindEd

We strictly follow the guidelines to be followed and already those have been deployed successfully in IntelliMindEd.  

1.2. Peer review by organizers

Conference organizers should follow the below guidelines strictly.

1.2.1. Editorial Board

It should consists of at least 6 members with the experience in related subjects of the scope of the conference proceedings.

1.2.1.1. For international conference: The editorial board should consist of members from different nations (At least from 3 countries) but not from only one nation / country.

1.2.1.2. For national conference: The editorial board can consist of members from one country / more than one country.

1.2.2. Double blind peer review

Organizers should strictly follow the double blind peer review.

What is Double-blind peer review? It is also known as double-anonymous or double-masked review, is a process that hides the identities of both the author and the reviewer from each other. Only the editor of the manuscript is aware of the identities of both parties.  

Papers / abstracts should be reviewed, at least, by two independent reviewers and the identities of reviewers and authors should be kept confidential.   

1.2.3. Interference of IntelliMindEd

The editors from the IntelliMindEd will review the conference proceedings for knowing its compliance with the guidelines of IntelliMindEd. They will also pick the papers or abstracts randomly to check the quality of the papers or abstracts to be published.

2.2. Plagiarism Policy

The paper / abstract / proceedings book should not contain >10% plagiarism.

2.3. Publication Ethics

2.3.1. COPE

Intelliminded is committed to the highest standards of publishing integrity and academic honesty. Editors, reviewers and authors are encouraged to refer to The Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE).

2.3.2. Misconduct policy

Serious misconduct (for example, data fabrication, falsification or plagiarism) is taken seriously and will be investigated further. If misconduct is proven, sanctions will be applied. Before publication, Intelliminded will randomly review papers from each scientific conference using the powerful text comparison tools as well as with its in-house editors. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism as well as to prevent the publishing of substandard papers / abstracts.

2.3.3. Corrections policy

Authors are expected to pursue objectiveness and rigour in all aspects of their work. Authors are obligated to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.

2.3.4. Retraction policy

If the editors of the IntelliMindEd identifies any conflicts or substandard papers / abstracts, those papers / abstracts will be retracted with or without intimation to the organizers.   

2.3.5. Authorship policy

The list of authors should accurately reflect those involved in the work.

2.3.6. Conflict of interest policy

Intelliminded only considers the work that has not been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Editors, authors and peer reviewers must disclose interests that might appear to affect their ability to present or review data objectively.

2.3.7. Role of Editors

Editors of the proceedings (who are members of the organizing committee of each event) are responsible for the editorial decisions and editorial processes. The procedures may vary from event to event. The editors of the proceedings are committed to ensuring the quality of the publication and to ensuring that the reported information is ethical, accurate and relevant to the journal. They have full independence and are not dictated to or influenced by any factors (political, commercial, etc.). Their decision to accept or reject a paper for publication is based only on the merits of the work and the relevance to the scope / theme of the conference proceedings. If errors are found, the editors should encourage publication for corrections or retraction.